Kansas, Missouri Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/19/2026 00:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 19 at 2:44AM CDT until August 19 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 19, 2026 - 12:44am
Expires: 
August 19, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 598 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS JOHNSON MIAMI IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ATCHISON LEAVENWORTH WYANDOTTE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI CASS CLAY JACKSON JOHNSON LAFAYETTE PLATTE RAY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATCHISON, BELTON, CONCORDIA, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FORT LEAVENWORTH, GLADSTONE, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, LANSING, LAWSON, LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG, ODESSA, OLATHE, OSAWATOMIE, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA, PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLEASANT HILL, RAYMORE, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE, SHAWNEE, STANLEY, WARRENSBURG, WEATHERBY LAKE, AND WESTON.
Area Description: 
Atchison, KS; Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Miami, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov